Ethiopia Sidamo - Oromia
Natural Process, Organic, Fair Trade
Blackberry, Strawberry, Dark Chocolate
This is an excellent Ethiopian Sidamo offering with wonderful chocolate and berry tones.
This lot comes from a group of small indigenous farmers and is grown in the southwestern rain forests of Ethiopia.
The farmers are a part of the Oromia Coffee Farmers' Cooperative Union and focus on 100% Organic and Fair Trade production.
General Flavor Observations
Ethiopia Sidamo - Oromia
This is a well-balanced, medium-bodied coffee, with a very pleasing profile.
The overall mouthfeel is creamy, and the finish soft, with lingering winey acidity.
While I found the fruit will vary depending on the roast level chosen, in general, you will find the profile offers tones from mixed berries (at lighter roasts) to savory blackberry (at darker roasts).
Clean, sweet, abundant dark chocolate, fruity, and smooth.
In short, this is a wonderful Ethiopian coffee that should not be missed!
Roast Level Profile Notes
Ethiopia Sidamo - Oromia
Ethiopian Naturals can have a wonderful complexity about them, and it is for this reason I have selected
Full City for our default roast level.
However, I can wholeheartedly recommend
Full City (+) as well.
We are always happy to accommodate any roast level you prefer.
The notes below illustrate how changing the roast level will alter the profile:
City Roast (light roast)
As always, this is the choice if you're seeking to experience pure Origin Characteristics.
Brighter acidity, prominent strawberry, and a snappier, effervescent finish are nicely offset by a sweet, chocolaty base with hints of pastry dough.
Full City Roast (medium roast) - Preferred
The mouth-feel is smooth and creamy, with a vanilla sweetness.
Notes of dark chocolate abound surrounding tones of strawberry and blackberry. The finish is long and sweet.
A very well-balanced cup.
Full City (+) Roast
This is a great roast and will create a nice syrupy mouth-feel with deeper fruit tones and tempered acidity.
An increased sense of depth emerges at this roast level, and the dark chocolate tones become slightly edgier (like Baker's chocolate), the sweetness is savory, and the finish is fruity and pointed.
Darker Roasts
Not recommended as the darker roast levels will eclipse the attributes that make this such a wonderful coffee. However, if you enjoy the characteristics a darker roast can offer, then it is worth a try!
Additional Information
Ethiopia Sidamo - Oromia
This coffee is naturally processed, meaning the ripe coffee cherries are dried in the sun on raised African beds for around 12-15 days.
This sun-drying process allows sugars in the cherry pulp to transfer into the bean, presenting in the cup as complex fruit flavors. The raised beds also provide airflow to facilitate a consistent drying process.
Once the ideal moisture content is reached, the dried cherries are rested in a cool environment before being hulled, graded, and handpicked prior to export.
This coffee is grown in small plots that under native shade trees of Birbira, Grevillea and Kobo.
Notably, this coffee is produced using very traditional, centuries-old, low input farming techniques.
- Origin: Ethiopia
- Region: Oromia Rainforests
- Traceable: indigenous Farmers
- Cooperative: Oromia Coffee Farmers' Cooperative Union
- Elevation: 4,922 feet
- Process: Full Natural
- Drying: Sun dried on raised beds
- Arabica Varietal: Ethiopian Heirloom
